bigote

\bi.ɡɔt\

/\bi.ɡɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“bigote” is uncommon French (frequency #92,478 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,478
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme ou fille qui affiche une religiosité affectée.

Key facts for bigote
PropertyValue
Headwordbigote
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.ɡɔt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bigote” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bigote lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bigote is uncommon French at frequency #92,478 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.ɡɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme ou fille qui affiche une religiosité affectée.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bigote in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bigote, spelled B-I-G-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme ou fille qui affiche une religiosité affectée.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bigote"?
"bigote" is spelled B-I-G-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.ɡɔt\.
What does "bigote" mean?
As a noun, "bigote" means: Femme ou fille qui affiche une religiosité affectée.
How do you pronounce "bigote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bigote" is \bi.ɡɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bigote" come from?
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Using “bigote”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-I-G-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bi.ɡɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list